Frequently Asked Questions About the TOEFL Junior® Tests

What are the TOEFL Junior® tests?

The TOEFL Junior® tests are English-language proficiency assessments intended for students ages 11+. They provide an objective and reliable measure of your students' English-language proficiency levels to help you make the best decisions.

There are 2 TOEFL Junior tests: the TOEFL Junior® Standard test, which can be delivered on paper or digitally, and the digitally-delivered TOEFL Junior® Speaking test. Each test measures different English-language skills. Both tests provide reliable administration and scoring, and scores are mapped to CEFR levels. Plus, TOEFL Standard Junior reading scores are matched with MetaMetrics® Lexile® reading measures so you can help students choose books at the right reading level to improve their English reading proficiency.

Determining whether students have sufficient communicative English skills to succeed in a classroom that uses English for instruction or need additional English support classes to fully participate in content courses

Placing students in English-language programs so they are matched with level-appropriate instruction

Monitoring progress over time to gauge learning and proficiency

Using "can-do" statements provided on the score report to inform conversations with parents

Advising students on appropriate book selections based on Lexile® measures to improve their English-reading proficiency

Mapping student achievement to CEFR levels for international benchmarking

Who uses the TOEFL Junior tests?

English programs around the world trust the TOEFL Junior tests to help them make the best decisions about their students. Score users include:

English-language programs, for placement and to monitor progress

International schools where the language of instruction is English

Schools in non-English-speaking countries that focus on teaching content through English

Depending on your location, the TOEFL Junior program offers institutional testing, in which a school or other institution administers the test to its own students, and public testing in which dates are open to the public. Contact your local ETS Preferred Associate or the ETS TOEFL Junior Program to learn more.

TOEFL Junior test scores are available for reporting for 2 years after the test date. After the time of testing, English-language proficiency can change rapidly depending on additional learning or development. That is why decisions involving scores should be made when the scores are obtained, because that is when they are most valid. Institutions can choose to use scores that are more than 2 years old as a record of an individual’s English-language proficiency at the time the test was taken.